Farmworker

H2ajobs; Miami (OK); On-site; USD 24,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer-provided housing

Meals provided

Transportation to work

Job summary

H2ajobs is seeking a dedicated farmworker to care for cattle in Oklahoma. Duties include bedding, feeding, watering, herding, branding, catching and loading cattle, and assisting with calving.

You may inspect and repair equipment, maintain facilities, and help with record-keeping. The job requires physical stamina, 18+ years old, and the ability to work weekends. Employer offers housing, meals, and transportation; bonus potential based on performance.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years old and eligible to work in the United States.
• Experience with cattle or livestock preferred (2 months stated).
• Must obtain US driver’s license within 2 weeks if required, and maintain clean MVR.
• Able to work in all weather conditions and perform physically demanding tasks.

Responsibilities

• Attend to cattle: bedding, feeding, watering, herding, grazing, branding, catching and loading cattle.
• Inspect and repair feeding and manure equipment, fences, pens, yards and related livestock facilities.
• Administer medications, vaccinations or insecticides as appropriate; assist calving when needed.
• May maintain records on cattle and assist with general farmwork and housing/meal arrangements.

Skills

Livestock handling

Physical stamina

Job description

Attend to cattle. Duties may include bedding, feeding, watering, herding, grazing, branding, catching and loading cattle. Scraping and hauling manure and hauling feed. Inspect, maintain feeding and manure equipment, repair livestock facilities, buildings, pens, yards and fences. 1 hour meal break. May maintain records on cattle; examine cattle to detect diseases or injuries; assist in calving; administer medications, vaccinations or insecticides as appropriate & other related Farmworker activities as per SOC/OES 45-2093 (onetonline.org).

Possible weekend/holiday work.

The employer may choose to pay experienced workers, regardless of origin, more than the published minimum wage rate.

Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)

Meals: Depending on housing location, worker may have a kitchen available for use. In that case, The employer will furnish cooking facilities, utilities, and utensils for workers to prepare their own meals in the housing provided kitchen. Included basic appliances will consist of, but is not limited to, refrigerator, stove/oven, and sink with hot and cold-water connections. All appliances included will be in good, working condition for the workers. Employer will provide transportation to grocery store at least once a week for workers who wish to shop for food. Otherwise, 3 meals per day will be provided to those workers who do not have access to free and convenient cooking and kitchen facilities (all workers who are residing in public accommodations). All meals will include a daily source of protein, vitamins, and minerals.

Transport: The employer will provide or pay for charter bus services or other modes of transportation to H-2A or U.S. workers, or permit workers to select any means of transportation they choose and reimburse workers at no less than the most economical and reasonable common carrier transportation charges for the distances involved in traveling (a) to the place of employment from the place from which the worker has come to work for the employer (i.e., inbound) and (b) from the pl

Experience wanted: 2 months

Must be 18 years of age. Worker has 3 days from date of hire to show proof of legal authorization to work in the United States. Drug/alcohol/tobacco free work zone. All applicants must be able, willing and qualified to perform work described and must be available for the entire period specified and work throughout all areas of intended employment. Variable weather conditions may apply. Worker must be able to obtain a valid US Driver's License within 2 weeks of reporting to work and possess/maintain a clean Motor Vehicle Record (MVR). Bonus potential based on work performance at the sole discretion of the employer. Employees are expected to keep employer-provided vehicles clean and free of trash. Workers may not post or remove notices, signs, or other instructions from the employer's bulletin boards or the employer's property without specific authorization from the employer. Only workers may live in employer-provided housing unless other arrangements have bee